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The Amazing Race 14 is the fourteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 15, 2009 and ended on May 10, 2009 on CBS.

Teams

Tammy & Victor 1st place Tammy & Victor Siblings/lawyers	Jaime & Cara 2nd place Jaime & Cara Former NFL cheerleaders	Margie & Luke 3rd place Margie & Luke Mother/son	Kisha & Jen ELIMINATED Kisha & Jen Sisters	Mark & Michael ELIMINATED Mark & Michael Brothers/stuntmen
Mel & Mike ELIMINATED Mel & Mike Father/son	Christie & Jodi ELIMINATED Christie & Jodi Flight attendants	Amanda & Kris ELIMINATED Amanda & Kris Dating	Brad & Victoria ELIMINATED Brad & Victoria Married	Steve & Linda ELIMINATED Steve & Linda Married
Preston & Jennifer ELIMINATED Preston & Jennifer Dating

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish
1	"Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"	February 15, 2009	1	United States → Switzerland	Margie & Luke	Preston & Jennifer	1st Eliminated 11th place
2	"Your Target is Your Partner's Face"	February 22, 2009	2	Switzerland → Germany → Austria	Tammy & Victor	Steve & Linda	2nd Eliminated 10th place
3	"I'm Not Wearing That Girl's Leotard!"	March 1, 2009	3	Austria → Romania	Mel & Mike	Brad & Victoria	3rd Eliminated 9th place
4	"It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots"	March 8, 2009	4	Romania → Russia	Christie & Jodi	Amanda & Kris	4th Eliminated 8th place
5	"She's a Little Scared of Stick, but I Think She'll Be OK!"	March 15, 2009	5	Russia	Margie & Luke	Christie & Jodi	Non-Elimination Leg
6	"Alright Guys We're at War!"	March 22, 2009	6	Russia → India	Tammy & Victor	Christie & Jodi	5th Eliminated 7th Place
7	"Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla???"	March 29, 2009	7	India → Thailand	Tammy & Victor	Mel & Mike	6th Eliminated 6th Place
8	"Rooting Around in People's Mouths Could Be Unpleasant"	April 12, 2009	8	Thailand	Margie & Luke	Mark & Michael	Non-Elimination Leg
9	"Our Parents Will Cry Themselves to Death"	April 19, 2009	9	Thailand → China	Kisha & Jen	Mark & Michael	7th Eliminated 5th place
10	"Having a Baby's Gotta Be Easier Than This"	April 26, 2009	10	China	Jaime & Cara	Kisha & Jen	Ordered to Continue Racing
11	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	May 3, 2009	10	China	Tammy & Victor	Kisha & Jen	8th Eliminated 4th place
12	"This Is How You Lose a Million Dollars"	May 10, 2009	11	China → United States	Tammy & Victor	Margie & Luke	3rd place
12	"This Is How You Lose a Million Dollars"	May 10, 2009	11	China → United States	Tammy & Victor	Jaime & Cara	2nd place

Leaderboard

This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10		Leg 11	Average
1	Tammy & Victor	2	1	8	3	2	1	1	3	2	3	1⊂	1	2.33	5-6
2	Jaime & Cara	7	6	7	5	3	5	2	2	4	1	3	2	3.92	6-5
3	Margie & Luke	1	4	4	4⊂	1	4	4	1	3	2	2	3	2.75	5-6
4	Kisha & Jen	8	7	3	2	6	3	5	4	1	4	4⊃		4.28	5-5
5	Mark & Michael	3	8	5	7	5	6	3	5	5				5.22	5-3
6	Mel & Mike	4	2	1	6	4	2	6						3.57	3-3
7	Christie & Jodi	10	9	6	1	7	7							6.67	3-3
8	Amanda & Kris	5	3	2	8⊃									4.50	1-3
9	Brad & Victoria	6	5	9										6.67	0-3
10	Steve & Linda	9	10											9.50	1-1
11	Preston & Jennifer	11												11.00	1-0
Notes					^[1]			^[2]^[3]	^[4]^[5]		^[6]
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

Notes:
1: The U-Turn in Leg 4 was a Blind U-Turn; Margie & Luke did not have to reveal themselves to the other teams as having used the U-Turn.
2: The unused Fast Forward in Leg 7 was unaired, making Season 14 the first season not to air a Fast Forward.
3: Mark & Michael initially arrived 1st, but were issued two 30-minute penalties: one for intentionally tampering with the bike pumps and putting them away at the 2 Miles Detour, and another for hiring a taxi to guide them through the task, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. Two teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping Mark & Michael to 3rd.
4: Kisha & Jen initially arrived 3rd, but were not allowed to check in because they had left their travel documents and money at the location of the Roadblock; they were instructed to retrieve them before they could check in again. Tammy & Victor checked in while Kisha & Jen went back, dropping them to 4th; Mark & Michael also arrived during this time, but were unable to check in due to penalties accumulated during the Leg (see note 5).
5: Mark & Michael initially arrived 4th, but were issued two 2-hour penalties, both for "using personal belongings to settle a bill" (they had bartered personal items to pay two taxi fares). With just over 3 hours of the penalty time remaining, Kisha & Jen returned to check in 4th. Mark & Michael, in last place at that point, were allowed to check in immediately after Kisha & Jen; however, they were notified the Leg was non-elimination, and the remaining penalty would be accessed at the start of the next Leg.
6: Leg 10 was a double length Leg, with 2 Roadblocks and 2 Detours, shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the Leg's halfway point. The U-Turn appeared after the second Detour.

Records

Franchise

First season where zero Fast Forwards are used.

First time visit to Romania.

American

None of the couples in love made it to the final three.
- In fact, there are only four couples in love and all four were eliminated in the first four legs and the seven remaining teams are either friends or families.
Luke is the first deaf contestant.
The Maui finish line makes this the southernmost finish line.
This is the second season since Season 12 to have two contestants have the name "Jennifer" (From Preston and Jennifer, and Kisha and Jen, whose real name is Jennifer).

Pitstop Greeters

Click here for this season's Greeters

Reception

Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (12/27/2013): “This Is How You Lose a Franchise”

External links

Get Season 14 on iTunes

The Amazing Race Season Index
United States	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35
Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Central Europe	Cancelled
China	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush	1 · 2 · 3
Finland	1
France	1
Israel	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Latin America	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Norway	1 · 2
Philippines	1 · 2
Ukraine	1
Vietnam	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6

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